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Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. reports developments around cell engineering, autonomous laboratory infrastructure, and contract research services that make biological R&D more programmable. Its updates cover Ginkgo Cloud Lab, Datapoints and Solutions services, Reconfigurable Automation Carts, Catalyst automation software, and AI-enabled workflows for protein engineering, nucleic acid design, cell-free systems, and biological manufacturing.
Company news also includes financial-results presentations, customer and research collaborations, agricultural biotechnology manufacturing work, and capital or governance updates. Following the completed divestiture of its Biosecurity business, recurring coverage centers on Ginkgo's autonomous lab strategy, remote wet-lab access, microbial strain engineering, fermentation processes, and the commercial use of lab-generated biological data.
On September 17, 2021, Ginkgo Bioworks and Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. announced the successful closure of their business combination. The newly formed entity, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc., will trade on the NYSE under the symbols 'DNA' and 'DNA.WS'. This transaction, approved by Soaring Eagle stockholders on September 14, 2021, yields over $1.6 billion in proceeds and establishes Ginkgo's enterprise value at $15 billion. Ginkgo aims to leverage its cell programming platform to revolutionize various industries and address global challenges.
Ginkgo Bioworks has reported a significant surge in revenue for the first half of 2021, totaling $88 million, a 180% increase from the previous year. The company noted strong performance across its Foundry and Biosecurity sectors, with both sectors generating $44 million each. Ginkgo's business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (SRNG) is expected to finalize shortly after a shareholder meeting on September 14, 2021, potentially providing up to $2.5 billion in gross cash proceeds. Ginkgo is also set to enhance its biosecurity services amid rising COVID-19 concerns.